Special Olympics Unified Sports

Some of the most inspiring athletes and role models aren’t the pros you see on TV – they’re the everyday Special Olympians among us in our schools and communities. The Special Olympics Unified Sports project pairs people with and without intellectual disabilities on the same teams – creating a fast and meaningful path to friendship and understanding.

Through promotion, partnership, and awareness, we will encourage Utahns to Show Up for Unified Sports. Introducing this life-changing program to additional schools and expanding Utah’s offerings to include additional sports and activities will foster greater empathy and understanding of our friends with intellectual disabilities and together we will reduce discrimination and prejudice.

Through promotion, partnership and awareness, the Office of the First Lady is expanding Unified Sports opportunities in Utah by:

1. Working to introduce the program to additional schools.
2. Expanding the program to include more sports.
3. Partnering to host Unified Sports Experiences

Learn more, and get involved, here!